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Originally Posted by knc1
Well, my attempts to just get a discussion started on that topic has fallen onto deaf ears here in the past.
So let my modify my prior proposals a bit - - -
Instead of asking for all volunteer developers, why not try paying them?
Define a KickStarter.com project to replace this Amazon {censored} with something 100% open source (kTizen or whatever).
**AND** do not do it the way the Chinese do, make the sources available.
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The K5 hacking wiki shows that
yifanlu strongly suggested that "somebody" put android OS on the kindle, quite some time ago.
For a starter, perhaps we could just start with a 5.3.0 image and strip all all proprietary stuff. I have working touchscreen and eink code (the "geekmaster signature capture" script). We could get USB networking up first, then a SIMPLE GUI up, and go from their.
I like development that progresses with "baby steps". Not only do you get quick (almost interactive) feedback, but you can actually share all those little milestones without a massive interdependent "all or nothing" framework in-progress for aeons, with few who understand it...